Combined pipe stand and container for smoking tobacco



Nov. 16, 1948. R. CHEMLINSKI 2,453,971

COMBINED PIPE STAND AND CbNTAINER FOR SMOKING TOBACCO Filed June 7, 1946INVENTOR. Raymond Chem/inski FXW ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 16, 1948COMBINED PIPE STAND AND CONTAINER FOR SMOKING TOBACCO RaymondChemlinski, Schenectady, N. Y. Application June 7, 1946, Serial No.675,165

2 Claims.

The purpose of my improvement is to provide a tin container for tobacco,especially pipe tobacco, which container is made in a manner to providea supporting rest for a smoking pipe when the same is not in use.

The object of my invention is to devise an implement of utmostsimplicity so as not to appreciably increase the cost of the containerin which tobacco is sold to individual users. This I have accomplishedin a novel manner without adding any parts to the conventionalcontainer, but simply by impressing its surface with raised ridges ofdefinite shape and dimensions, as will be described with reference tothe accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a tin container incorporating myimprovements;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of my improved container on line 2--2 of Fig.1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View of my said container on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my container with a differently shapedridge formation thereon.

Similar numerals r e f e r to similar parts throughout the severalviews.

The tobacco container 10 shown in the drawings, is made in theconventional form out of sheet metal and is provided with a hinged lidH. One of the broad surfaces l2 of the container is impressed with aV-shaped ridge 13, the constricted end [4 of the V formation beingturned towards the bottom portion of the container, while the arms l5 ofsaid V-formation are open towards the opposite end of the container. Theridge as shown, rises but slightly over the rest of said surface 12although, if desirable it may be made somewhat higher without materiallychanging the appearance of the article as a whole. In some cases againit may be desirable to depress the area within the arms of the ridge,thus effectively adding to their height with relation to the depressedsurface between said arms.

At the other end of said surface l2, are two short ribs disposedparallel to each other and straddling the bisector of the angle formedby the arms of the V-ridge.

The ribs are made by raising container from inside.

Another species of my improved container is the surface of the shown inFig. 4 wherein the V-shaped ridge is substituted by a ridge I8 which issemi-circular in shape. The ribs I9, disposed at the opposite end of thecontainer on its upper surface 23, have lateral extensions 20 taperinginto the surface till they have blended with it.

Both in the case of my container shown in Fig.

What I therefore wish to claim, is as follows:

1. In a flat tin pocket container for smoking tobacco, a V-shaped ridgeon a broad surface thereof, of dimensions to embrace the lower portionof the bowl of a pipe, and a pair of ribs rising on said surface,parallel to, and straddling the bisector of the angle of saidV-formation for abutment with the stem of the pipe from opposite sides.

2. In a pocket tin container for smoking tobacco and having a flatsurface, a V-shaped ridge on said surface, wide enough to embrace thebottom portion of the bowl of a smoking pipe, and a pair of stright ribsthe stern of the pipe, the ribs being spaced from the V-ridge and beingalined with the bisector of the angle formed by the arms of saidV-ridge.

RAYMOND CHEMIJNSK'L REFERENCES CITED The following references are ofrecord in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Caldwell Dec. 18, 1928 Aceto Feb. 12,1929 Howard Sept. 19, 1933 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Number Number DateGreat Britain Sept. 13, Australia on said surface, to embrace

